Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Rare Manifestation of Alport Syndrome by Amornpol Anuwatworn, Prince Sethi, Kelly Steffen, Orvar Jonsson, Marian Petrasko

“…The resulting disorder includes hereditary nephritis, corneal opacities, anterior lenticonus, fleck retinopathy, temporal retinal thinning, and sensorineural deafness. Aortic and aortic valve pathologies have been described as extrarenal manifestations of AS in multiple case reports. …”
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Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) complex associated with torpedo retinopathy following COVID-19 recombinant mRNA vaccination: a case report of a rare clinical presentat... by Nai-Wen Chang, Chia-hao Kuo, Hung-Da Chou, Yi-Hsing Chen

“…Conclusions We present a rare case of AZOOR complex following COVID-19 vaccination inciting from torpedo retinopathy where outer-retinal barrier breaks down.…”
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Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Diabetic Retinopathy: The 2010 GLADAOF Lecture by J. Fernando Arevalo, Juan G. Sanchez, Andres F. Lasave, Lihteh Wu, Mauricio Maia, Sergio Bonafonte, Miguel Brito, Arturo A. Alezzandrini, Natalia Restrepo, Maria H. Berrocal, Mario Saravia, Michel Eid Farah, Jans Fromow-Guerra, Virgilio Morales-Canton

“…This is a retrospective multicenter interventional comparative case series of intravitreal injections of 1.25 or 2.5 mg of bevacizumab for DME, PDR without tractional retinal detachment (TRD), and patients who experienced the development or progression of TRD after an intravitreal injection of 1.25 or 2.5 mg of bevacizumab before vitrectomy for the management of PDR. …”
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Fundus Autofluorescence and Spectral Domain OCT in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Luiz Roisman, Daniel Lavinsky, Fernanda Magalhaes, Fabio Bom Aggio, Nilva Moraes, Jose A. Cardillo, Michel E. Farah

“…FAF showed increased presence of fluorophores in the area of retinal detachment, which is believed to appear secondary to lipofuscin accumulation in the RPE or the presence of debris in the subretinal fluid. …”
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The Degeneration and Apoptosis Patterns of Cone Photoreceptors in rd11 Mice by Hua Zhang, Xia Li, Xufeng Dai, Juanjuan Han, Yangyang Zhang, Yan Qi, Ying He, Yan Liu, Bo Chang, Ji-jing Pang

“…The retinal degeneration 11 (rd11) mouse is a new animal model with rapid photoreceptor degeneration. …”
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Essential Thrombocythemia Complicated by Occlusive Thrombosis of the Abdominal Aorta by Jamie Geringer, Joshua Fenderson, Michael Osswald

“…A 75-year-old woman with ET complicated by bilateral retinal vein occlusion was evaluated for fatigue, early satiety, and unintentional weight loss. …”
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Successful Management of Pheochromocytoma Detected in Pregnancy by Interval Adrenalectomy in a VHL Patient by V. T. S. Kaluarachchi, Uditha Bulugahapitiya, Maulee Arambewela, Sonali Gunathilake

“…Subsequent follow up revealed cerebellar hemangioblastomas and retinal angioma in the right eye which led to a clinical diagnosis of Von Hippel Lindau disease (VHL). …”
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Arteriovenous Malformation in Temporal Lobe Presenting as Contralateral Ocular Symptoms Mimicking Carotid-Cavernous Fistula by Fadzillah Mohd-Tahir, Ishak Siti-Raihan, W. H. Wan Hazabbah

“…Left IOP was elevated at 29 mmHg. Left eye retinal vessels were slightly dilated and tortuous. …”
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Intrascleral Suture Anchoring: A Flapless/Grooveless Four-Point Intraocular Lens Fixation Technique by Xin Hu, Bo Zhao, Haiying Jin

“…No suture erosion, suture loosening, hypotony, scleral atrophy, chronic inflammation, retinal tear, and/or detachment were observed within the follow-up period. …”
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The Efficacy of Conbercept in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: A Systematic Review by Yimin Wang, Mengxi Shen, Jinwei Cheng, Xiaodong Sun, Peter K. Kaiser

“…Despite a large standard deviation in means (SMD) improvement for BCVA and central retinal thickness (CRT) in the conbercept group, there was no statistically significant difference in the other outcomes compared to ranibizumab and aflibercept. …”
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Possible Relation between Lack of Posterior Vitreous Detachment and Severe Endogenous Endophthalmitis by Kazuhiko Umazume, Jun Suzuki, Yoshihiko Usui, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto

“…During vitrectomy, PVD was absent in 8 eyes, 4 of which showed retinal necrosis. The mean age of patients with no PVD was 71.2 years. …”
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Vitreous Hemorrhage following High-Altitude Retinopathy by Arjun Shrestha, Rinkal Suwal, Biju Shrestha

“…Fundus evaluation revealed bilaterally dilated major retinal veins. The right eye revealed clear, quiet vitreous, healthy macula, and pink and smooth optic disc. …”
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Switch to Aflibercept in Diabetic Macular Edema Patients Unresponsive to Previous Anti-VEGF Therapy by Filipe Mira, Manuel Paulo, Filipe Henriques, João Figueira

“…Changes in best correct visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), and frequency of injections were analyzed. …”
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OM-101 Decreases the Fibrotic Response Associated with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy by Zeev Dvashi, Keren Ben-Yaakov, Tamir Weinberg, Yoel Greenwald, Ayala Pollack

“…As control, eight weeks old c57black mice underwent intravitreal injection with Hepes (group A) or dispase (0.3 units), to induce retinal detachment (RD) and PVR. The dispase-injected mice were randomly divided into two groups B and C (N=25 mice); in group C, the eyes were treated with intravitreal injection of OM-101 (3 μl), and group B with PBS, as a control. …”
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Scleral Fixation of Posteriorly Dislocated Intraocular Lenses by 23-Gauge Vitrectomy without Anterior Segment Approach by Jeroni Nadal, Bachar Kudsieh, Ricardo P. Casaroli-Marano

“…No patients presented retinal detachment. Conclusion. This surgical technique proved successful in the management of dislocated IOL. …”
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Understanding the Impact of the Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) Gene on Age-related Macular Degeneration: A Comprehensive Study by Saranya Velmurugan, Rashmi Pauline, Gurudeva Chandrashekar, Langeswaran Kulanthaivel, Gowtham Kumar Subbaraj

“…Its dysregulation is linked to retinal ageing and ocular conditions like AMD. This review discusses the role of SIRT1 in AMD pathology, its association with genetic variants and its potential as a biomarker, paving the way for targeted interventions and personalised treatment strategies. …”
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Palmitoylethanolamide, a Natural Retinoprotectant: Its Putative Relevance for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy by Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Ciro Costagliola, Josiane Fakhry, David J. Kopsky

“…Retinopathy is a threat to the eyesight, and glaucoma and diabetes are the main causes for the damage of retinal cells. Recent insights pointed out a common pathogenetic pathway for both disorders, based on chronic inflammation. …”
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Evidence of human exposure and associated risk factors to Rift Valley fever in selected districts of Central and Western Zambia. by Chilufya C Kasongamulilo, Michelo Syakalima, Ngondo Saasa, Henson Kainga, Girja S Pandey, Andrew N Mukubesa, Innocent Mwape, Masahiro Kajihara, Ayato Takada, Martin Simuunza

“…In humans, its symptoms range from mild flu-like signs to a severe form such as retinal damage, meningoencephalitis to haemorrhagic fever. …”
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Systems Biology Profiling of AMD on the Basis of Gene Expression by Mones S. Abu-Asab, Jose Salazar, Jingsheng Tuo, Chi-Chao Chan

“…Gene expression data (GSE29801: NCBI, Geo) of macular and extramacular specimens of the retinas and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) choroid complexes representing dry AMD without geographic atrophy (GA), choroidal neovascularization (CNV), GA, as well as pre-AMD and subclinical pre-AMD were polarized against their respective normal specimens and then processed through the parsimony program MIX to produce phylogenetic cladograms. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Studies Evaluating Visual and Anatomical Outcomes in Patients with Treatment Resistant Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration following Switching to Treatm... by Sophie Seguin-Greenstein, Sue Lightman, Oren Tomkins-Netzer

“…Data from seven retrospective and prospective studies looking at change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness (CRT) were included. Weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% CI were estimated using the standardized mean change method. …”
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